Splendido at the Chateau opened for the summer 2016 season on June 17th with the debut of longtime Splendido Chef de Cuisine Brian Ackerman as Splendido's new Executive Chef-Owner. "I have the utmost respect for the restaurant and its first very successful 21 years and I'm excited to lead the way for Splendido's next decade," says Brian Ackerman, who trained at the Culinary Institute of America and has worked under notable national chefs during hiss career including Ken Oringer of Toro and Uni.